{"id":17252,"date":"2024-04-08T10:19:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T17:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/?p=17252"},"modified":"2024-05-17T13:04:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T20:04:47","slug":"global-wach-hosts-dr-eleanor-namusoke-magongo-for-the-endowed-delv-lecture-and-faculty-exchange-in-global-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/2024\/04\/08\/global-wach-hosts-dr-eleanor-namusoke-magongo-for-the-endowed-delv-lecture-and-faculty-exchange-in-global-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Global WACh hosts Dr. Eleanor Namusoke Magongo for the Endowed DELV Lecture and Faculty Exchange in Global Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Eleanor Magongo delivered a keynote at UW on April 3, 2024. Credit: Kate Rankin<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/center>From April 2-4, Global WACh hosted Dr. Eleanor Namusoke Magongo, Paediatric and Adolescent HIV Care and Treatment Team Lead at the Ministry of Health Uganda,<\/strong> for a series of guest speaking events and meetings at the UW. \u00a0Dr. Magongo is a Pediatrician and Child Health Specialist with 15 years of experience leading teams to implement, monitor and scale up pediatrics and adolescent HIV programs in Uganda. She was selected by team members as the distinguished scholar of this year\u2019s Endowed DELV Lecture and Faculty Exchange in Global Health program.\u00a0 The program is supported by an endowed gift and intended to advance learning for UW faculty, staff, and students and to foster collaboration in global health.<\/p>\n

Dr. Magongo gave a keynote titled, \u201cBridging the Gap Between Researchers and Policy Makers: Translating Research into Policy and Implementation,\u201d<\/strong> showcasing compelling examples of successful research translation in her work. View the recording here.<\/a> She interacted with several groups in the Department of Global Health and across the UW to exchange ideas on HIV programs and build new partnerships:<\/p>\n